2021 Russian Cup final

2021 Russian Cup Final
Evening view of Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
Event2020–21 Russian Cup
Date12 May 2021 (2021-05-12)
VenueNizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
RefereeSergey Ivanov (Rostov-on-Don)
Attendance20,800

The 2021 Russian Cup Final was the 29th Russian Cup Final, the final match of the 2020–21 Russian Cup. It was played at Nizhny Novgorod Stadium in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, on 12 May 2021, contested by FC Lokomotiv Moscow and Krylia Sovetov Samara. Lokomotiv won the match 3–1. It was the second occasion in a row in which a second-tier FNL club qualified for the final. Same as was the case in the previous final with Khimki, by the time the final was played, the FNL team already secured promotion into the Russian Premier League.

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia, attendance was limited to 50% of the arena's capacity.

Lokomotiv Moscow qualified for the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League by winning the cup.

Route to the final

Lokomotiv Moscow

Round Opposition Score
Round of 16 Tambov (H) 3–0
QF Sochi (A) 3–1
SF CSKA Moscow (H) 3–0
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue.

Krylia Sovetov Samara

Round Opposition Score
Elite group round Dynamo Stavropol (A) 4–1
Rotor Volgograd (H) 3–0
Round of 16 Khimki (A) 4–0
QF Dynamo Moscow (H) 2–0
SF Akhmat Grozny (A) 0–0 (4–1 pen.)
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue.

Match

Details

Lokomotiv Moscow3–1Krylia Sovetov Samara
Kamano 14'
Smolov 48' (pen.)
Murilo 84'
Report Sarveli 23'
Attendance: 20,800
Referee: Sergey Ivanov (Rostov-on-Don)
Lokomotiv Moscow
Krylia Sovetov Samara
GK 1 Guilherme
DF 31 Maciej Rybus  90+'
DF 14 Vedran Ćorluka (c)  76'
DF 3 Pablo  50'
MF 6 Dmitri Barinov  46'
MF 17 Rifat Zhemaletdinov  76'
MF 94 Dmitri Rybchinsky  90'
MF 76 Maksim Mukhin  76'
MF 7 Grzegorz Krychowiak
FW 9 Fyodor Smolov  87'
FW 25 François Kamano  64'
Substitutes:
GK 77 Anton Kochenkov
GK 60 Andrey Savin
DF 2 Dmitri Zhivoglyadov
DF 4 Vitali Lystsov
DF 45 Aleksandr Silyanov
DF 27 Murilo  76'
MF 11 Anton Miranchuk  76'
MF 69 Daniil Kulikov  46'
MF 37 Stanislav Magkeyev  66'
MF 38 Nikolai Titkov
FW 87 Eder  87'
FW 88 Vitali Lisakovich
Manager:
Marko Nikolić
GK 1 Ivan Lomayev
DF 47 Sergei Bozhin (c)  90'
DF 5 Yuri Gorshkov
DF 4 Aleksandr Soldatenkov
DF 18 Mehdi Zeffane  79'
MF 17 Anton Zinkovsky
MF 6 Denis Yakuba  16'  44'
MF 16 Ricardo Alves
MF 11 Roman Yezhov  90'
FW 33 Ivan Sergeyev
FW 10 Vladislav Sarveli  79'
Substitutes:
GK 39 Yevgeny Frolov
GK 81 Bogdan Ovsyannikov
DF 23 Dmitri Kombarov
DF 2 Vladimir Poluyakhtov
DF 3 Nikita Chernov  90'
DF 35 Dmitri Prischepa
MF 99 Maksim Kanunnikov
MF 77 Dmitri Kabutov  79'
MF 22 Dmitry Yefremov  90'
MF 8 Maksim Vityugov  44'
MF 7 Safaa Hadi
FW 69 Yegor Golenkov  79'
Manager:
Igor Osinkin

Man of the Match:

Assistant referees:
Valentin Murashov (Moscow)
Dmitri Zhvakin (Leningrad Oblast)
Fourth official:
Igor Panin (Dmitrov)
Back-up assistant:
Aram Petrosyan (Bronnitsy)
Inspector:
Nikolai Levnikov (Sochi)
VAR:
Vasili Kazartsev (St. Petersburg)
AVAR:
Anton Averyanov (Moscow)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Twelve named substitutes
  • Maximum of five substitutions

References